Samoa Cupcakes

Although my favorite Girl Scout cookie is the Tagalong, Samoas were the inspiration for this week's cupcake.  The recipe I used came from http://www.cupcake-forum.com.  I changed it slightly and used semi-sweet chocolate chips for the chocolate ganache, but otherwise I followed it exactly.  These cupcakes took a long time to make, but they were well worth it.

making the caramel

toasted coconut

coconut topping

cupcakes topped with chocolate ganache

The finished product